"I can't believe it! We are finally going to meet Mr. Sex-on-Legs!" Cherry exclaimed before biting down on a cheesy biscuit. "I couldn't be more excited, to be honest!" He, Emily, and Lily were currently waiting for Alexander to meet them at Red Lobster. When Lily finally let her friends know that Alex was ready to meet them, they were both ecstatic. Emily looked out the window, scanning her eyes across the parking lot for the man Lily had described to them. "Just try not to be too extra, please," Emily warned.
Cherry simply rolled his eyes. "Baby, that's the only way I know how to be! He'll love it." Lily sat anxiously across from them, sipping on her Pepsi. Now that she and Alex were officially a couple, she felt like this was the logical next step. The Spice Girls had said it best: if he wanted to be with her, he would have to get along with her friends. It also wouldn't hurt if her besties approved of him.
Emily pointed a finger at the window, her eyes landing on Alex. "There he is! There he is!" she said hastily.
Cherry leaned over, gently pushing Emily out of his way. "Move out of my way!" Lily shook her head. You'd think they were on the lookout for a celebrity, the way they were acting, watching as Alex walked through the door.
Today, he wasn't wearing his usual all-white suit. He had on a dark blue button-up, the first two top buttons undone, and the sleeves rolled up his toned arms, paired with dark blue jeans. He smiled, making his way over to their table. Lily felt like all eyes in the restaurant followed him as he walked. She stood, ready to greet him, unsure how to go about it; they hadn't even shared their first kiss yet.
"Well, hello there," he said, wrapping his arms around her frame, kissing her cheek lightly, his lips lingering for a second. He only wanted to kiss her on the lips when she was ready, and preferably in a truly romantic moment.
Lily felt her cheeks heat up. She was sure if her skin was slightly lighter, you would see a deep blush on the spot his warm lips touched. She pulled away, looking up into his eyes "Oh my God, you guys are so cute!" Cherry exclaimed pretty loudly, swooning over them as they sat down in front of Emily and Cherry.
Emily reached across the table, shaking Alex's hand. "Hello, I'm Emily, the normal one. And the loud one beside me is Cherry." Cherry playfully pushed Emily's arm, leaning over the table to shake Alex's hand. "I'm not the loud one... I'm the pretty one," he said, picking up the menu with a grin.
Lily's friends could be real characters at times. She hoped they wouldn't scare him away.
"I'm Alexander, but you can just call me Alex. You guys can order whatever you like tonight; it's all on me," Alex said with a charming smile, looking down at his own menu. He was obviously trying to win over her friends, and judging by their shocked expressions, he had succeeded. Cherry gasped dramatically, holding one of Lily's hands from across the table. "He's rich, sexy, and caring! Right now, this man is meeting all my standards!"
Lily laughed as the waitress walked over to their table. "Hello, welcome to Red Lobster. What can I get for you?"
They all quickly placed their orders. As they waited for their food to come, the question and answer part of their evening began "So, why did you disappear on my girl like that a year ago after you guys' date? Did you guys sleep together and have an awkward morning-after moment, 'cause honestly, been there, and no judgment here," Lily choked on her Pepsi at Cherry's blunt question.
Alex softly patted her on the back. She really hoped he would lie about the real reason; she didn't want her friends to know about all the craziness happening in her life right now "Um, actually, we didn't sleep together. I wanted to take it slow with Lily. When we met, I didn't live here; I was just here for work. Now that I've officially moved here, I wanted us to work on having a relationship. I really enjoyed being with her on our date. She's a great woman, I'm sure you guys are aware."
Lily looked over at him, leaning her elbow on the table, resting her head on her open palm. She was happy he decided to lie about his disappearance. Their food finally arrived at their table, and they all started to dig in.
"I guess I'll settle for that answer for now... What do you do for work?" Cherry asked, twirling his pasta around the fork.
Alex thought it over for a minute, considering what would sound like a believable answer. After all, it's not like he could just say he was an angel. "I... I'm a umm... personal security guard, of sorts," he said, glancing at Lily out of the corner of his eye for support.
She caught on, nodding her head. "Yes, yes, he's very good at his job. The only problem for me is it's been pretty dangerous lately, and the long hours," she said while looking over her friends' reactions. They seemed to have fallen for it.
Cherry grinned, pointing his fork at Alex. "So, I guess those muscles aren't just for show then?" he winked, making Lily laugh. Emily looked at him. "Shut up! You'll make him uncomfortable."
Alex held his hand up, laughing softly. "No, it's fine. And they definitely aren't. You can ask Lily," he said, taking a sip of his soda to hide his smile as her friends turned their gaze to her. They hadn't even been intimate yet... they hadn't even kissed on the lips, but with the way he just said that, her friends definitely thought they had.
Emily hid her grin behind her hand. Cherry let out a whistle. "Well, little miss innocent isn't so innocent anymore... You'll have to tell us everything later when Sex-on-Legs isn't here, I hope you know that?"
"Oh, joy," Lily thought, rubbing a hand down her face.
(Mia note: it looks to me like Emily and Cherry approve)
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Miracle
Romansa***** Lily has always been a clumsy unlucky person all her life tripping over chords bumping into walls where a normal occurrence for her in her verily normal life but a traffic light falling on her head, was a whole new level of unluckyness who kne...
